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ID 6458713 - DAC 17/25 - DoJ NIPS - License for Business Objects

Northern Ireland Prison Service · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 05:12.

Opportunity overview

NIPS already own the required licenses but Enterprise Support is required in order to download future software releases, updates and for technical support and maintenance. The Supplier of the current licences own the IPR of the support tools and are the only supplier who can provide the required support.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£208.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£250k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PBXY-3232-WNHZ
Location
Information withheld due to security, UKN06, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ID 6458713
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Direct award conditions and permissible justifications are set out under Chapter 3 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act. NIPS are proceeding with a direct award on the grounds set out under paragraph 5 where the following conditions are met; (a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Northern Ireland Prison Service
Id
GB-PPON-PRMX-2692-MXQX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRMX-2692-MXQX

Address

Street Address
Castle Buildings
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT4 3SQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Id
GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV
Role Details
Construction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWG-8426-YWXV

Address

Street Address
Clare House 303 Airport Road West
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint
Organisation 3
Name
Withheld Section94 Supplier details
Id
GB-PPON-PBXY-3232-WNHZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBXY-3232-WNHZ

Address

Street Address
Information withheld due to security
Locality
Information withheld due to security
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBXY-3232-WNHZ
Name
Withheld Section94 Supplier details

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
ID 6458713 - DAC 17/25 - DoJ NIPS - License for Business Objects
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
2 Jun 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT and as such the reporting and publication of KPIs is not mandated.

Period

Starts
3 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
250,000
Amount
208,333.33
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
052234-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
3 Jun 2026, 11:15
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT4 3SQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 039575-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 045705-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 052234-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·